07/22/2024
https://congress.gov...
"The price of fertilizer, the price of diesel, the input prices for agriculture had gone up well in excess of 50 percent before Putin ever invaded Ukraine."
"I think that over the next several weeks, we will probably see a tremendous number of human beings that will be starving because of the actions of one sick individual."
"The monopolization of the inputs in our food supply to our farmers is what is leading to the majority of the discussion right here."
"If we could get that right, we would have significant competition in the input market and we would have more fair pricing to our farmers."